On 03/01/2011 6:52 PM, Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:

>> and we have been waiting in line. She seemed quite indignant that I
>> objected to her butting in. Meanwhile, the cashier finished with the
>> guy ahead of me, reached past her item and started checking out my stuff.
>
> That's just bizarre. I've been known to let people ahead of me when
> they have one item, or much fewer than I have, and I've been let in in
> similar cases, but I've never seen anyone assume that was the case and
> just plop their things down ahead of someone else.


If I was in a regular line and she came along with one item I probably
would have suggested that she go ahead. I am not sure that I would do
that if there were a bunch of people behind me. I may not mind her
butting into the head of the line but other people in line might.